Individual Details
Charles E. Wilson
(26 Aug 1840 - 3 Dec 1925)
Biographical sketch of Charles E. Wilson, published 1894 in Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Huron and Lorain, Ohio, page 672.
CHARLES E. WILSON, county commissioner of Lorain County (with residence in Elyria) is a native of same, born in Avon township, August 26, 1840.
His father, William Wilson, was born in 1812 in Northamptonshire, England, whence at about the age of eighteen years he came to the United States, locating in Cleveland, Ohio, for a few years. He there married Miss Elvira Clisbee, and the young couple then (1839) moved to Avon township, Lorain county, settling on a piece of land, at that time all covered by the forest. He died January 19, 1860, aged forty-seven years, two months, nineteen days, a Democrat in politics, a Baptist in religion. His father, also named William, came from England to this country, and died in Avon township, Lorain county; he was twice married, his first wife dying in England, his second in Avon township. Our subject’s mother, who is at present living in Tabor, Iowa, aged seventy-three years, comes of new England stock. She is the mother of six children, of whom the following is brief mention: Charles E. is the subject of this sketch; Nancy is the wife of N. S. Phelps, of Glenwood, Iowa; Louis E. is in Atchison county, Mo.; Anna is the wife of J. Graves, of Tabor, Iowa; Willis S. died when twenty-three years old; Alice is also deceased.
Charles E. Wilson, the subject proper of this sketch, received his elementary education at the common schools of Avon township, which was supplemented with an attendance of one term at Oberlin College. In 1864 he enlisted in Company H, First Ohio Heavy Artillery, which served in eastern Tennessee. He remained in the army until the close of the war, and was in active service at the time of Lee’s surrender, after which he came home, and in the fall of the same year drove a team to Iowa, where he resided one year on a farm. Once more coming to Lorain county, he married Miss Elzina Lucas, and then settled on the old homestead which at that time he rented, but later bought. They lived there until 1886, when he located in Elyria. He is a stockholder in the Elyria Savings Deposit Bank Co.; has been a member of the board of directors of the Lorain County Agricultural Society; he is affiliated with the G. A. R., and is a F. & A. M. He is a Republican in politics, and has been a member of the city council and of the board of education. To Mr. and Mrs. Wilson were born two children, viz.: Alice, who was married, June 8, 1893, to F. E. Edwards, and lives in Medina, Ohio, where her husband is a leading dry-goods merchant, and Grace, who departed from Earth at the early age of sixteen years. The family are members of the M. E. Church.
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Charles E. Wilson
From a successful career as a farmer in Avon Township, Charles E. Wilson graduated into a position of business and public leadership at Elyria. Mr. Wilson is one of the honored veterans of the Civil war, has spent most of his life in Lorain County, has served with credit in public office, and among other important relations which he sustains toward business is chairman of the board of directors of the Lorain County Savings & Trust Company, one of the largest and solidest banking institutions of Northern Ohio.
Charles E. Wilson was born in Avon Township, Lorain County, Ohio, August 26, 1840, a son of William and Elvira (Clisbee) Wilson. The father was born in Northamptonshire, England, in 1812, and came to the United States at the age of eighteen with his father, William. William, Sr., was twice married, and his first wife died in England and his second in Avon Township. After living in Cleveland, Ohio, for a few years William Wilson, Jr., was married in that city to Miss Elvira Clisbee, and in 1839 they removed to Avon Township, Lorain County, settling on a tract of land which at that time was covered by woods. He died there January 19, 1860, at the age of forty-seven years two months and nine days. In politics he was a democrat, and a member of the Baptist Church. His wife, who was of New England stock, lived to be eighty-five years of age and passed away at Tabor, Iowa, May 25, 1904. In 1867, after the marriage of her son Charles, she and three of her children went to Cassopolis, Michigan, lived in that state about three years, and then went West to Tabor, Iowa, where she spent the rest of her years. Mrs. Wilson in Iowa took a very prominent part in church work, was a devoted Baptist, and was especially known for her kindness and helpfulness in times of sickness and need. She was laid to rest at Tabor. In the family were six children, three boys and three girls, of which two sons and one daughter are still living: Charles E., who is the oldest of the family; Nancy, wife of N. S. Phelps, living on a farm near Glenwood, Iowa; Louis E., of Tarkio, Atchison County, Missouri; Anna, wife of J. S. Graves of Tabor, Iowa, died there leaving one son, Thaddeus L., who after the death of his mother was brought to Lorain County by his uncle, Charles E. Wilson, was reared and graduated from the Elyria schools and is now married and lives in Portland, Oregon; Willis S., who died at the age of twenty-three in Tabor, Iowa, where he is buried; and Alice, who died and was buried at Tabor, Iowa. All these children were born in Avon Township, Lorain County.
Charles E. Wilson had the stimulating environment of the partly developed farm during his early youth, and when the occasion and opportunity were given attended the common schools of Avon Township. He afterwards had one term of instruction in Oberlin College. He had just reached manhood when the war broke out, but did not enlist until 1864, when he left the heavy responsibilities of the home and enlisted in Company H of the First Ohio Heavy Artillery, which was in service chiefly in Eastern Tennessee. He remained with the army until after the close of the war, and was discharged at Nashville, Tennessee, in June, 1865. After the surrender of Lee he returned home, and in the fall of the same year drove a team to Iowa, and spent one year on a farm in that state. Returning to Lorain County, he was married, and located on the old homestead, which for several years he rented, and later bought. Mr. Wilson was an active and progressive farmer in Avon Township until 1886, and now for almost thirty years has been a resident of the City of Elyria, In public affairs he has always been an influential factor, and his chief service was as county commissioner, a position he held for six years and ten months, two terms of three years each, after which he served an appointive term of ten months.
Mr. Wilson has long been active in financial affairs at Elyria, and was formerly a stockholder in the Elyria Savings Deposit Company. With the organization of the Lorain County Banking Company, he sold his stock in the former institution and became one of the original stockholders of the new company, and on the 15th of November, 1915, the bank was reorganized as the Lorain County Savings & Trust Company and its capital stock increased. He has been one of the directors for a number of years, and is now chairman of the board. The Lorain County Savings & Trust Company has capital stock of $150,000, and surplus and undivided profits of nearly $115,000. The total resources according to a statement made in the spring of 1915 aggregated over $2,000,000. Probably the item in this statement which most accurately indicates the high standing of the bank in Northern Ohio is that showing the deposits, which at the time aggregated over $2,000,000. The executive officers of the banking company are: Arthur B. Taylor, president; Richard D, Perry, vice president; Louis B. Fauver, second vice president; Alvin J. Plocher, secretary; Herbert A. Daniels, treasurer; Aloysius ^I. Thome, assistant treasurer. The board of directors comprise a number of the best known business men and citizens of Lorain County.
In addition to his responsibilities as chairman of the board of directors of the Lorain County Savings & Trust Company Mr. Wilson is a stockholder in various enterprises in Elyria and elsewhere, including the Cleveland, Columbus and Southwestern Electric Railway. He is president of the Masonic Temple Building Company of Elyria. He is a member of Richard Allen Post, Q. A. R., of Elyria; of King Solomon Lodge No. 56, Free and Accepted Masons; and of the Elyria Chamber of Commerce. While not a member of any church, he is a regular attendant and supporter of the Methodist Episcopal Society of Elyria, where his wife has an active membership. Among other public services he has been a member of the Elyria city council, and in politics is a republican on national issues.
In Avon Township, on April 16, 1867, Mr. Wilson married Miss Elzina Lucas. She became his wife when he was still struggling to get a start as a young farmer, and they have traveled life's highway together, sharing and dividing each other's joys and sorrows for nearly half a century. To their marriage were born two daughters. Mrs. Alice E. Edwards, the only one now living, resides at the Wilson home in Elyria, and her daughter. Miss Alice W. Edwards, after graduating from the Elyria High School in the class of 1914 entered the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware. The other daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson was named Grace, and died at the age of sixteen years. The daughter, Mrs. Edwards, and her daughter, are members of the Congregational Church at Elyria.
See also: http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Family:Charles_Wilson_and_Elzina_Lucas_(1)
Residence at date of death; 660 W. Broad Street, Elyria, Ohio.
CHARLES E. WILSON, county commissioner of Lorain County (with residence in Elyria) is a native of same, born in Avon township, August 26, 1840.
His father, William Wilson, was born in 1812 in Northamptonshire, England, whence at about the age of eighteen years he came to the United States, locating in Cleveland, Ohio, for a few years. He there married Miss Elvira Clisbee, and the young couple then (1839) moved to Avon township, Lorain county, settling on a piece of land, at that time all covered by the forest. He died January 19, 1860, aged forty-seven years, two months, nineteen days, a Democrat in politics, a Baptist in religion. His father, also named William, came from England to this country, and died in Avon township, Lorain county; he was twice married, his first wife dying in England, his second in Avon township. Our subject’s mother, who is at present living in Tabor, Iowa, aged seventy-three years, comes of new England stock. She is the mother of six children, of whom the following is brief mention: Charles E. is the subject of this sketch; Nancy is the wife of N. S. Phelps, of Glenwood, Iowa; Louis E. is in Atchison county, Mo.; Anna is the wife of J. Graves, of Tabor, Iowa; Willis S. died when twenty-three years old; Alice is also deceased.
Charles E. Wilson, the subject proper of this sketch, received his elementary education at the common schools of Avon township, which was supplemented with an attendance of one term at Oberlin College. In 1864 he enlisted in Company H, First Ohio Heavy Artillery, which served in eastern Tennessee. He remained in the army until the close of the war, and was in active service at the time of Lee’s surrender, after which he came home, and in the fall of the same year drove a team to Iowa, where he resided one year on a farm. Once more coming to Lorain county, he married Miss Elzina Lucas, and then settled on the old homestead which at that time he rented, but later bought. They lived there until 1886, when he located in Elyria. He is a stockholder in the Elyria Savings Deposit Bank Co.; has been a member of the board of directors of the Lorain County Agricultural Society; he is affiliated with the G. A. R., and is a F. & A. M. He is a Republican in politics, and has been a member of the city council and of the board of education. To Mr. and Mrs. Wilson were born two children, viz.: Alice, who was married, June 8, 1893, to F. E. Edwards, and lives in Medina, Ohio, where her husband is a leading dry-goods merchant, and Grace, who departed from Earth at the early age of sixteen years. The family are members of the M. E. Church.
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Charles E. Wilson
From a successful career as a farmer in Avon Township, Charles E. Wilson graduated into a position of business and public leadership at Elyria. Mr. Wilson is one of the honored veterans of the Civil war, has spent most of his life in Lorain County, has served with credit in public office, and among other important relations which he sustains toward business is chairman of the board of directors of the Lorain County Savings & Trust Company, one of the largest and solidest banking institutions of Northern Ohio.
Charles E. Wilson was born in Avon Township, Lorain County, Ohio, August 26, 1840, a son of William and Elvira (Clisbee) Wilson. The father was born in Northamptonshire, England, in 1812, and came to the United States at the age of eighteen with his father, William. William, Sr., was twice married, and his first wife died in England and his second in Avon Township. After living in Cleveland, Ohio, for a few years William Wilson, Jr., was married in that city to Miss Elvira Clisbee, and in 1839 they removed to Avon Township, Lorain County, settling on a tract of land which at that time was covered by woods. He died there January 19, 1860, at the age of forty-seven years two months and nine days. In politics he was a democrat, and a member of the Baptist Church. His wife, who was of New England stock, lived to be eighty-five years of age and passed away at Tabor, Iowa, May 25, 1904. In 1867, after the marriage of her son Charles, she and three of her children went to Cassopolis, Michigan, lived in that state about three years, and then went West to Tabor, Iowa, where she spent the rest of her years. Mrs. Wilson in Iowa took a very prominent part in church work, was a devoted Baptist, and was especially known for her kindness and helpfulness in times of sickness and need. She was laid to rest at Tabor. In the family were six children, three boys and three girls, of which two sons and one daughter are still living: Charles E., who is the oldest of the family; Nancy, wife of N. S. Phelps, living on a farm near Glenwood, Iowa; Louis E., of Tarkio, Atchison County, Missouri; Anna, wife of J. S. Graves of Tabor, Iowa, died there leaving one son, Thaddeus L., who after the death of his mother was brought to Lorain County by his uncle, Charles E. Wilson, was reared and graduated from the Elyria schools and is now married and lives in Portland, Oregon; Willis S., who died at the age of twenty-three in Tabor, Iowa, where he is buried; and Alice, who died and was buried at Tabor, Iowa. All these children were born in Avon Township, Lorain County.
Charles E. Wilson had the stimulating environment of the partly developed farm during his early youth, and when the occasion and opportunity were given attended the common schools of Avon Township. He afterwards had one term of instruction in Oberlin College. He had just reached manhood when the war broke out, but did not enlist until 1864, when he left the heavy responsibilities of the home and enlisted in Company H of the First Ohio Heavy Artillery, which was in service chiefly in Eastern Tennessee. He remained with the army until after the close of the war, and was discharged at Nashville, Tennessee, in June, 1865. After the surrender of Lee he returned home, and in the fall of the same year drove a team to Iowa, and spent one year on a farm in that state. Returning to Lorain County, he was married, and located on the old homestead, which for several years he rented, and later bought. Mr. Wilson was an active and progressive farmer in Avon Township until 1886, and now for almost thirty years has been a resident of the City of Elyria, In public affairs he has always been an influential factor, and his chief service was as county commissioner, a position he held for six years and ten months, two terms of three years each, after which he served an appointive term of ten months.
Mr. Wilson has long been active in financial affairs at Elyria, and was formerly a stockholder in the Elyria Savings Deposit Company. With the organization of the Lorain County Banking Company, he sold his stock in the former institution and became one of the original stockholders of the new company, and on the 15th of November, 1915, the bank was reorganized as the Lorain County Savings & Trust Company and its capital stock increased. He has been one of the directors for a number of years, and is now chairman of the board. The Lorain County Savings & Trust Company has capital stock of $150,000, and surplus and undivided profits of nearly $115,000. The total resources according to a statement made in the spring of 1915 aggregated over $2,000,000. Probably the item in this statement which most accurately indicates the high standing of the bank in Northern Ohio is that showing the deposits, which at the time aggregated over $2,000,000. The executive officers of the banking company are: Arthur B. Taylor, president; Richard D, Perry, vice president; Louis B. Fauver, second vice president; Alvin J. Plocher, secretary; Herbert A. Daniels, treasurer; Aloysius ^I. Thome, assistant treasurer. The board of directors comprise a number of the best known business men and citizens of Lorain County.
In addition to his responsibilities as chairman of the board of directors of the Lorain County Savings & Trust Company Mr. Wilson is a stockholder in various enterprises in Elyria and elsewhere, including the Cleveland, Columbus and Southwestern Electric Railway. He is president of the Masonic Temple Building Company of Elyria. He is a member of Richard Allen Post, Q. A. R., of Elyria; of King Solomon Lodge No. 56, Free and Accepted Masons; and of the Elyria Chamber of Commerce. While not a member of any church, he is a regular attendant and supporter of the Methodist Episcopal Society of Elyria, where his wife has an active membership. Among other public services he has been a member of the Elyria city council, and in politics is a republican on national issues.
In Avon Township, on April 16, 1867, Mr. Wilson married Miss Elzina Lucas. She became his wife when he was still struggling to get a start as a young farmer, and they have traveled life's highway together, sharing and dividing each other's joys and sorrows for nearly half a century. To their marriage were born two daughters. Mrs. Alice E. Edwards, the only one now living, resides at the Wilson home in Elyria, and her daughter. Miss Alice W. Edwards, after graduating from the Elyria High School in the class of 1914 entered the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware. The other daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson was named Grace, and died at the age of sixteen years. The daughter, Mrs. Edwards, and her daughter, are members of the Congregational Church at Elyria.
See also: http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Family:Charles_Wilson_and_Elzina_Lucas_(1)
Residence at date of death; 660 W. Broad Street, Elyria, Ohio.
Events
| Birth | 26 Aug 1840 | Avon, Lorain County, Ohio | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 17 Sep 1850 | (William Wilson Jr. and Elvira Clisbee) Avon, Lorain County, Ohio |  |  | |
| Census-shared | 1 Jun 1860 | (Elvira Clisbee) Avon, Lorain County, Ohio | | | |
| Marriage License | 11 Apr 1867 | Lorain County, Ohio - Elzina Lucas | | ||
| Marriage | 13 Apr 1867 | Avon, Lorain County, Ohio - Elzina Lucas | |||
| Census (family) | 28 Jun 1870 | Avon, Lorain County, Ohio - Elzina Lucas | | | |
| Census (family) | 1 Jun 1880 | Avon, Lorain County, Ohio - Elzina Lucas | | | |
| Census | 1890 | Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio | | | |
| Census (family) | 7 Jun 1900 | Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio - Elzina Lucas | | | |
| Census (family) | 26 Apr 1910 | Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio - Elzina Lucas | | | |
| Census (family) | 7 Jan 1920 | Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio - Elzina Lucas | | | |
| Death | 3 Dec 1925 | cerebral hemorrhage, apoplexy - Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio | | ||
| Burial | 5 Dec 1925 | Ridgelawn Cemetery, Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio | | |
Families
| Spouse | Elzina Lucas (1842 - 1927) |
| Child | Alice E. Wilson (1869 - 1940) |
| Child | Grace E. Wilson (1874 - 1890) |
| Father | William Wilson Jr. (1812 - 1860) |
| Mother | Elvira Clisbee (1819 - 1904) |
| Sibling | Nancy Amelia Wilson (1842 - 1927) |
| Sibling | Lewis Edward Wilson (1844 - 1923) |
| Sibling | Anna Ella Wilson (1848 - 1894) |
| Sibling | Willis L. Wilson (1853 - 1876) |
| Sibling | Alice E. Wilson (1855 - 1881) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
This family is listed on the same census page as William's father, William Sr. and brother John Wilson and family in the 1850 census.William Wilson Jr 37 M - Farmer
Elvira Wilson 30 F
Charles Wilson 9 M
Nancy Wilson 7 F
Lewis Wilson 5 M
Anna Wilson 2 F
Census-shared
Alvira Willison F 40 OhioCharles Willison M 19 Ohio
Lewis Willison M 15 Ohio
Anna Willison F 12 Ohio
Willis Willison M 8 Ohio
Alice Willison F 6 Ohio
Census (family)
Charles Wilson M29 Ohio headAzina Wilson F27 Ohio wife
Alice Wilson F1 Ohio daughter
James Wilder M17 Ohio farm laborer
Margaret Weaver F16 Ohio domestic
Charles Wilson (Family 154, Dwelling 161) is listed on the same page as other Wilsons.
Ebenezer Wilson M55 England (Family 156, Dwelling 163)
Fanny Wilson F53 New York
Nelson Wilson M21 Ohio
James Wilson M17 Ohio
George Wilson M15 Ohio
Francis Wilson F13 Ohio
John Wilson M63 England (Family 154, Dwelling 165)
Jane Wilson F65 England
Elizabeth Wilson F25 Ohio
Stephen Wilson M23 Ohio
Census (family)
C. E. Wilson M39 Ohio, United StatesWife Elvina Wilson F38 Ohio, United States
Daughter Alice Wilson F11 Ohio, United States
Daughter George Wilson F6 Ohio, United States
Census
Charles was a Private in Company H from 31 Aug 1864 to 29 Jun 1865.Schedules Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1890.
Census (family)
Charles E Wilson M60 OhioWife Elzina Wilson F56 Ohio
Granddaughter Alice Edwards F5 Ohio
Daughter Alice Edwards F29 Ohio
Census (family)
Charles E Wilson M69 OhioWife Elzina Wilson F67 Ohio
Daughter Alice E Edwards F40 Ohio
Granddaughter Alice W Edwards F15 Ohio
Census (family)
Charles E Wilson M79 OhioWife Elzina Wilson F77 Ohio
Daughter Mrs. Allis Edward F50 Ohio
Burial
Inscription: SIDE 1: "WILSON / Charles E. WILSON Agu 26, 1840 Dec 3, 1925 (G.A.R) / His wife Elzina 1842-1927"SIDE 2: "Grace dau of C. E. and E. WILSON died Apr 3, 1890 aged 16 yrs 3mos" SIDE 3: "Alice W. EDWARDS their daughter 1869-1940" FOOTSTONES: "Father" "Mot
Plot: H-R1-17
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXQ2-H64 : accessed 24 Aug 2013), William Wilson, 1850..
2. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCLL-YWF : accessed 27 May 2016), Alvira Willison, 1860..
3. "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8SV-9X7 : accessed 05 Mar 2014), Charles E. Wilson and Elzina Lucas, 11 Apr 1867; citing Lorain, Ohio, United States, reference ; FHL microfilm 447524..
4. "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M621-YZP : accessed 05 Mar 2014), Alice Wilson in household of Charles Wilson, Ohio, United States; citing p. , family 154, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 000552734..
5. "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M89K-SP9 : accessed 05 Mar 2014), C. E. Wilson, Avon, Lorain, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 320A, family 0, NARA microfilm publication T9-1041.
6. "United States 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K83P-4T4 : accessed 05 Mar 2014), Charles E Wilson, 1890..
7. "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMDX-YMX : accessed 05 Mar 2014), Charles E Wilson, Elyria Township Elyria city Ward 3, Lorain, Ohio, United States; citing sheet , family 202, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241295..
8. "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/ML8H-BDV : accessed 05 Mar 2014), Charles E Wilson, Elyria Ward 3, Lorain, Ohio, United States; citing sheet , family 188, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1375219..
9. "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MD5B-S6D : accessed 05 Mar 2014), Charles E Wilson, Elyria Ward 3, Lorain, Ohio, United States; citing sheet , family 172, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1821406..
10. "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X63D-TLZ : accessed 09 Aug 2013), Elvira Clisbee in entry for Charles E Wilson, 1925..
11. "Ohio, Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VKPJ-2QT : accessed 05 Mar 2014), Charles E Wilson, 1925..
12. Find A Grave Memorial# 54747548.